Jaylen Brown scored 30 factors to assist the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 125–105 on Wednesday evening at TD Backyard.
Brown made 12 of his 20 pictures, together with 4 3-pointers. Eight Celtics gamers scored in double figures.
Sam Hauser got here off the bench to attain 21 factors, hitting seven 3-pointers. Derrick White added 19 factors. The Celtics made 21 of their 57 makes an attempt from past the arc.
Josh Minott had 11 factors and 14 rebounds, whereas Neemias Queta completed with 10 factors and 13 rebounds. Anfernee Simons scored 14 off the bench, and each Payton Pritchard and Luka Garza added 10 factors every.
The win was Boston’s second straight after beginning the season 0–3.
Cleveland’s three-game profitable run ended with the loss. The Cavaliers scored 42 factors within the first quarter however couldn’t handle greater than 25 in any of the remaining three quarters.
All 5 Cleveland starters scored in double figures. Evan Mobley and Jaylon Tyson every scored 19 factors, De’Andre Hunter had 18, Jarrett Allen added 16, and Donovan Mitchell completed with 15 however didn’t rating within the second half. Mobley additionally grabbed 11 rebounds.
Cleveland performed with out Sam Merrill, who’s out with a hip harm from Monday’s win over Detroit. Merrill had began all 4 of the Cavaliers’ earlier video games.
Cleveland led 42–40 after the primary quarter, however Boston closed the second quarter with a 20–3 run to take a 75–60 lead at halftime. Brown scored 22 of his 30 factors within the first half.
The Celtics prolonged their result in 19 factors halfway by way of the third quarter and led 98–85 going into the fourth. Cleveland by no means obtained nearer than 9 factors after that, and Hauser’s seventh 3-pointer with 1:17 left gave Boston its greatest lead of 20 factors.
